I could look this up on the good ol' web but I thought it would be more informative to get you to describe your beliefs.
Many people have their own idea of this, reinforced by the christians, so in your own words..

mhmm this wiLL be interesting... i wiLL be back to read this.. yes yes

i think i can pretty much guess the outcome of this, i'm all for it myself, i could go on forever about why i am but then people would just complain about a long ass post. so anything specific you want to know please do ask.

you know, i was just sitting here thinking about this topic and then i remembered about a year ago when i was chatting on a chat room in yahoo, i remember commenting to someone that i was a satanist, that was quite early into the conversation, then later on stating i had a gf (used to anyway, been single for the past 10 months or so), and this kid said, hey you can't fall in love your a satanist, and i'm like wtf, oh so your a big mr know it all now are you, basing your facts upon me from something that you obviously know shit about, so hell why should it bother me? it bothers me because i'm getting judged upon something i'm not, now if someone were to go and learn the facts first and then come to me and say, nah i still think you and your occult suck, fair enough, who am i to care, after all you went to the trouble to learn the truth and at least your judging me on what i -am- and not what you believe me to be.
so all i say is don't go making your opinions on what you've been told, go find out the facts, let it sink in, then come back and make your opinion and i'll respect you for that. but judge me upon the bullshit and hypocrisy made up about it, that's just not going to go down well with me.

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The notion of all man made religions fascinate me, and moreso the reactions individual choices people make provoke in those around them. Life is a strange thing, and why we choose the things we do to have this experience called "being human". I would for instance be interested in knowing how individuals come upon that deciding factor that envokes such a strong response that one decides to actually "become" something. Instead of just "being". Bottom line, there are no wrong or right choices, just what is right for the individual soul!

I have only met two Satanists in my life that I take seriously.... that is Crypt and Xuldemios.... all the rest I have ever met have pretty laughable beliefs and opinions....

Hell exists. As do I. You can worship God or not. If you do not you are a Satanist even though you may not know it.

Live life. Love life. For it is far too short to worry yourselves about consequences.

You take Me seriously. Since when.

Life is that black and white? No shades of gray? That's very limited and boring I have to say. Either way, how do you figure that equasion?

Im liking gray

i'd like to know myself, after all satanism is an occult and not a religion, the difference being a religion is a belief and an occult is a practice, you can't just believe iin all the fundamentals satanism is built up upon and then claim to be a satanist, to become a satanist you have to start living like one, and that means putting it all into your everyday life.

Ouch. Now I feel all sad and un-taken-seriously...

I think generally, Satanism is fucking stupid.

The only form that I have really ever understood and gave a nod to is LaVey Satanism, and I'll admit right now I know very little about it.

But definative Satanism, as in worshipping the Christian devil, just makes absolutely no sense to me.

I am narrow minded in that respect; when I think satanism, I just automatically think of the La Veyian breed. All these assumptions are beginning to get me into trouble.

I agree with you though, Lunatic. Devil worship never made any type of sense to me.

PS: Sybelle tell me where you get your avatars. I cannot debate with a semi.

there are more types of satanism then just the 2 of them

Of course.. but I know nothing of them, so I will limit my judgement to the two I have limited knowledge of.

as i am a satanist, i know more then most as it has been discussed many times in the past as i have also stated my views on it as well.